People - September 2012
August 31, 2012 6:00 AM

EASTERN VIRGINIA

Elwood Bernard Boone III, named president, Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital. He was CEO of HCA Metropolitan Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. (News release)

Colin G. Campbell, named to the board of directors, Fort Monroe Authority. Campbell is president and CEO of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. (News release)
Dan Clarkson, named president, ADS Tactical Inc., Virginia Beach. In addition, Jason Wallace was named COO, and Brant Feldman was named vice president of sales. (PRNewswire)

Debra Deihl was promoted to vice president of financial services at Newport News-based Ferguson, the largest distributor of residential and commercial plumbing supplies in the U.S. In addition, Jeff Cash was promoted to director of business development for Wolseley Canada (WCA), and Caryn Helmandollar was promoted to senior director of risk management. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

New members of the board of directors, Hampton Roads Transit, are: Douglas W. Fuller of Chesapeake, Precon Marine Inc.; Robert R. Harper Jr. of Hampton, Bob Harper Photography; Charles B. Hunter of Portsmouth, TowneBank; and James P. Toscano of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College. (The Virginian Pilot)

Gary McCollum resigned as rector, Norfolk State University, for family considerations. McCollum is senior vice president and general manager, Cox Communications. (The Virginian Pilot)

Judith A. McHale, named to the board of trustees, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. She is managing principal at Cane Investments LLC. (News release)

Scott Shaheen, named to head Hampton Roads operations, Long & Foster. Shaheen, a senior vice president, already oversees offices in the Richmond and Southwest Virginia markets. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Two senior executives have swapped roles at Norfolk Southern Corp. John P. Rathbone has been named executive vice president finance and chief financial officer. James A. Squires, the former CFO, has taken Rathbone’s place as executive vice president administration. The company said the move was designed to broaden the experience of the company’s management team. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Deborah White resigned as finance director, Suffolk. After holding the position for less than a year, White left to become interim finance director for Goochland County. (The Virginian Pilot)

Stephanie Dickens, named president, Old Dominion University Alumni Association. Dickens is vice president for retail lending, Old Point National Bank, Hampton. (News release)

Sean Pieri resigned as vice president for university development, College of William & Mary. Pieri accepted the position of vice president for advancement at Colorado College. (News release)

SHENANDOAH VALLEY

Michael M. Battle of Clarksville, Md., Carly Fiorina of Lorton, Joseph K. Funkhouser of Harrisonburg,  David A. Rexrode of Stafford and Michael M. Thomas of Reston, named to the board of visitors, James Madison University. (News release)

Jerry Benson, named to the board of directors, Rockingham Memorial Hospital, Harrisonburg. Benson is interim provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, James Madison University. (Daily News Record)

Paula Craun Martin, awarded one of four grand prizes nationally in a competition by iOme Challenge for innovative ideas in solving the country’s retirement program. She works in the agriculture lending division of First Bank & Trust, Harrisonburg. (Daily News Record)


SOUTHERN VIRGINIA

Bob Anthony, named cardiovascular administrative director, Danville Regional Medical Center. He had been director of cardiovascular services at Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City, Tenn. (Danville Register & Bee)

B. Eric Deaton, named to the State Board of Health. Deaton is CEO of Danville Regional Medical Center. (News release)


SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA

Adam Cohen, named Best Green Designer by the Virginia Sustainable Building Network. Cohen is co-founder of Structures Design Build, Roanoke. (News release)

Glenn Hager, Anna Karbassiyoon, Jill Lovejoy, Bill Poe and Leesa Wilcher, named to the board of directors, Downtown Roanoke Inc. (The Roanoke Times)

Lucy S. McGough, named dean, Appalachian School of Law, Grundy. She was Vinson & Elkins Professor of Law at the Louisiana State University Law Center. (WJHL)

Steve Mouras received the Governor’s Award for Innovation. Mouras was recognized for increasing efficiency and productivity in Virginia Tech’s fleet operations and records management, among other areas. Mouras is director of transportation and campus services. (News release)

Stephen B. Munro, named chief lending officer, Bank of Floyd. He was senior vice president and regional credit officer, BB&T. (PRNewswire)

Robert G. Parker, named head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech. He has been executive dean at the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute. (News release)

Jennifer Shand Pitzer, named senior economic development specialist, Virginia Tech. She worked for the Economics Center at the University of Cincinnati. (News release)

Beth Dillow Rhinehart, named to the Virginia Tobacco Commission. She is director of government relations for Wellmont Health System, Bristol. (Bristol Herald Courier)

Andrea Stanaland, named a Fellow in the Advertising Educational Foundation’s Visiting Professor Program. She is an associate professor of marketing, Radford University. (News release)

Douglas R. Weberling, named to the Virginia Board of Optometry. He is an optometrist with Dr. Weberling and Associates, Bristol. (Bristol Herald Courier)

Martin P. Daniel, named associate vice president for research operations, Virginia Tech. He previously was director of operations for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. (News release)

Chris Pfohl, elected Region I vice president, Home Builders Association of Virginia. He is with Rome Mechanical Inc., Blacksburg. (The Roanoke Times)


NORTHERN VIRGINIA

Paige Atkins, named to the board of directors, Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association International. She is vice president for cyber and information technology research, Virginia Tech Applied Research Corp., Arlington. (News release)

Michael R. Bauer, named CFO, Global Telecom & Technology Inc., McLean. Bauer was vice president for finance and chief accounting officer. (Business Wire)

Jeffrey Joseph, named senior vice president of communications, Consumer Electronics Association, Arlington. He was vice president of communications, Biotechnology Industry Organization. (Business Wire)

John P.  Jumper, named chairman of the board of directors, SAIC Inc., McLean. Jumper is also president and CEO. (PRNewswire)

Samuel E. (Ted) Knighton, named president and COO, Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Arlington. He was named COO in December. (Business Wire)

Robert W. Larrick Jr., named executive vice president and chief administrative officer, CALIBRE Systems Inc., Alexandria. Also, R.L. “Van” VanAntwerp, was named to the board of directors. (Business Wire)

Dale Luddeke, named chairman of the Industry Advisory Council. He is chief growth officer, TASC Inc., Chantilly. (Washington Business Journal)

William H. McDavid, named executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, Freddie Mac, McLean. He was general counsel for JPMorgan Chase & Co. (PRNewswire)

Kristen Murphy, named vice president of capture management, American Systems, Chantilly. Murphy worked at ManTech International, CSC and MTC Technologies. (Washington Business Journal)

Prabu Natarajan, named corporate vice president and treasurer, Northrop Grumman Corp., Falls Church, effective Jan. 1. Natarajan has been vice president, tax. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Catherine Nelson, named senior vice president for resource management, LMI, McLean. She was a senior vice president for Booz Allen Hamilton. (Business Wire)

Tom O’Grady, named general counsel and executive vice president of corporate development, RxAlly, Leesburg. He was with McGuireWoods LLP. (PRNewswire)

Larry Prior, named COO, BAE Systems Inc., Arlington. Also, Tom Arseneault was named executive vice president, product sectors and chief technology officer. (Business Wire)

Timothy Pruss, named COO, SkyePoint Decisions Inc., Dulles. Pruss has over 17 years of management experience in information technology and network systems. (PRNewswire)

Connie F. Yost, named vice president and CFO, Berkley Net Underwriters LLC, Woodbridge. She has over 25 years of experience in insurance and financial services firms. (Business Wire)


CENTRAL VIRGINIA

Rob Blandford, named president and chief investment officer, Spider Management Co., Richmond. He was director of investments.  (News release)

Al Bucher, named corporate vice president of operations, and Pat Martin, named corporate vice president of sales, Estes Express Lines, Richmond.  (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Clifford A. Cutchins IV, elected president, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Engineering Foundation Board of Trustees. He is a partner with the Richmond law firm McGuireWoods LLP.  (News release)

John C. Doswell II, elected rector, Virginia Commonwealth University Board of Visitors. Doswell is a periodontist practicing in Richmond. (News release)

Robert M. Gorman, named executive vice president and CFO, Union First Market Bankshares Corp., Richmond. He was a senior vice president at Sun Trust Banks. (PRNewswire)

Rick McWhorter, named vice president of operations and asset management, Old Dominion Electric Cooperative. He joined ODEC in 2008. (Richmond BizSense)

Chris Mumford, named executive vice president/director of account management, The Martin Agency, Richmond. He was senior vice president/group managing director. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

Jeff Nichols, named president, Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest, Forest. He was executive director, Mark Twain House & Museum, Hartford, Conn. (The News & Advance)

Brian Shepard, named COO, United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond. He was assistant executive director for contract operations. (Richmond BizSense)

Rob Stockhausen, named to the board of directors, Thomas Jefferson Partnership for Economic Development. He is managing director at CBRE|Charlottesville. (News release)

Christopher C. “Chris” Wallace, a vice president of Harrison & Bates Inc. in Richmond, has been elected to the firm’s board of directors. Wallace has been with the company for 11 years and specializes in office brokerage. (VirginiaBusiness.com)

John Brightly, named vice president for service delivery, Assura Brightly. He joined the firm in 2011. (Richmond BizSense)

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